Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-04-23
FOOD AND EXERCISE.
AM ATHLETE GIVES SOME RULES FOR MUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT.

rx.rci,e should be Avoided Early in the
 norninc-Bad Effects of Training on
 an Empty stomach - Weight and
 Height.
 A reporter asked Professor J. M. Latiin, the athlete. about some of the rules for muscular development and the food and exercise necessary. He said;
 A man must not impose upon his stomach: it is the boiler, the engine, as t were. that supplies strength Co the body. People Of bilious lymphatic temperaments are api to Use drastic medicines tD excess nnI ruin their constitutions. Once let tb, in.idious use of strong drugs under mine the health and then nine times out of fen thr system never rallies Co its pris- fine condition. Exercise is food, it is health. it Is life have given my life tO th. study uf the development of human strength and endurance.
 "IIow and when should a person exer- else to be healthy and not oycr,lo the things'
 Exercise shonli Toe avoided early in inc mnrain, before breakfast ou an empty s;,mach. The air is very UuwholesOme early in the morning, and until the sun ha. purified it with its generous beams to breathe it freely is injurious. MalariIl and chest diseases are liublc tp br taken, hence the imperative Heces-ityuf avoiding early morning exercise. People who are mol professional athletes cannot stand the fat que of exercise before breakfast. and it even weaken. the regular professional ones who are ignorant. The system ts weaker when % person rises than at any other period during the day. l well rt- member that | was forced Co walk twenty miles before breakfast when ! began Co train. I came back weak and eNhausted- It was wrong and did me more harm than good. The athlete who trains un an empty stomach k merely devirIiiEiug himself. The proper way i- Co rise an hour or SD after the Suu Is up. take li-lt breakfast anI after the meal has been thoroughly diyeS.cl then take the exercise Then gnSl work can be done without harm.
 '.Thcre are many points of practice among oarsmcn and other proit-sipnals that are absolutely perniciuuS An oars man when he comes iu from practice will devote a few minutes tu hi- boat before he rubs himself down. He should not permit himself Co cool down before he has wiped away the refuse matter. The pores of the skin are open then, but a few min mics Test closes them and the scrub dn.sn' [ do SD much good. lt iS common sense that is needed more than anything els. Then another fatal 0rrur Is tLe shock anI reaction theory The young oarSman while heated jumps into cold hath. Coming out Co the natural tenn pcratare of the air there is a shock with out any reaction Young Maxwell, a prlrnisin. oar,man. kiilcl himself in this way. He lcapcd into the water from his I,nat. took con sc~tiye chill and died in the hospital The proper way Co cool off % man Is the same as that of a race horse Rub him slowly. cautiously. and in the mans case Use plenty nf salt iu the water with which he IS sp0ugei. \ pint of salt should be used Co a pail Of water, thor ougnly dissolved. During the cooling process moderate walkin. should be taken under a blanket. There should never be a sudden change from intense exercise tO perfect rest; the pro-esS should be gradual The great cardinal principals of all training are simply com mon sense and temperance m exercise
 DIET OF ATHLETES.
 ''Do all athletes agree upon the subject of diets'
 No. for differ materially from my brother athletes. dcprecate the use of rare meat Many suppose it IS more strengthening than well cooked meat, but it k great mistake, it requires cast iron stomach. one with great tone and strength. Go digest rare meat, and the be ginner. as a rule, is not able Co do it. Nothiu. i- well di-eStrd in the stomach against which the palate rcvoltS. can not eat rare meat unless ! spice it up Lfghly with condiments, and they are P sltivcly impc-yilus Co digestion. Mea- slauII neither be rare nor too well done. l.- a medium that retains its naturt. i-f-es. The rare meat idea has done @ great dy1l of harm. anI the sooner it i- cErIplpI the better Without phy-iCa. vitality the gr.lte-t accomplishments auount Co nothing The American scholar. as a rule. q, % dy~pC1, He is a r.z1r faced. lantern iIwed. thin, nervous man The old rt-Jucu for the student is obsolete and almost as fatal as yellow fever. long morning walks before break fast. reduction of diet. little sleep aIl l-g- qu-ut cold baths without well ~uppurt-i vitality. IL Is wonder how many students live, any way.
 ''Is there a special weight in proportion tn a mans height for him % perform athletic fearss'
 .'Yrs fla man is , feet high he should weigh from los Co lbs pounds co h- stuletic in proportion. The proportions are arranged a, follows and they JIe ac- clrate uult-~ uu account uf some abnormal defects: Height feet { inches, weight fr0m Il9 to l3j pounds; hci feet inches. weight from l;3 tn lip pounds, height ' feet x inches. weight from lii t' ID pbgnJ-; height . feet inches, wei-l- from ID to 1G2 pounds, height feet D. inches. weight from lG3 tp ls9 TOUGl-- height feet II inches weight from i.- Co l>3 pounds; height e feet, weight f-I. iSl to lg3 pounds It will hc ip-uI the above figures show what tIc weight ut man should hc in good condition Jccori- ing Co the size of his bone. neck. chest. wrist. ankle and height. and. r- go rule. i, his measurement does not compare closely wi.h these iigurc-. he must hc consider ably out cf proportion. New York Mall